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AboutBecome a Cancer RegistrarResources

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Resources

NCRA has prepared materials and organized online resources to help students, guidance counselors, and career development personnel learn more about the cancer registry profession. Questions? E-mail careers@ncra-usa.org

Materials to Print

  • Become a Cancer Registrar Fact Sheet
  • Role of the Cancer Registrar
  • Cancer Registries: Providing Quality Cancer Data
  • Salary Considerations 

Videos/Important Links

  • CDC’s Video: Cancer Registries: Measuring Progress. Targeting Action.
  • How Cancer Registries Work
  • Introduction to the Cancer Registry 

Educational Programs for Cancer Registrars

  • NCRA-Accredited Education Programs

Certifications

  • Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) Credential

How Are Cancer Registry Data Used

Learn more about how the data cancer registrars’ collect is used to advance cancer diagnosis, treatment, and care.

  • American Cancer Society’s Cancer Statistics Center
  • United States Cancer Statistics: Data Visualizations

Websites

  • National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA)
  • CDC’s National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) 
  • NCI’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program
  • North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
  • American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) 

Cancer registrars are data information specialists that capture a complete history, diagnosis, treatment, and health status for every cancer patient in the U.S. The curated data provides essential information to researchers, healthcare providers, and public health officials to better monitor and advance cancer treatments, conduct research, and improve cancer prevention and screening programs. Learn more about how to become a cancer registrar and how cancer registry data is used to improve public health.

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